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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
THE TENEMENT POOR.

heS. d. IdIOOC OmIIn, Vi MOUSSE
Point, n. Y, who has made labor
and poverty a study, made per-
sonal examination of the homes of
the poor in Boston and some of the
manufacturing towns of New York.
1t is sad picture, and the scenes
he saw will not soon fade from
memory. He gives facts and de.
scriptions, of dens of vice and filth,
dark, dingy attics, where the light
of day never enters; damp, narrow
halls that lead. up and down into
poor, unfinished rooms, where "the
eye is shocked at every turn by
spectacles of human misery and deg
radiation, and the heart is touched
at the fate which condemns thOus-
ands of men and women, and es-
pecially innocent children, to the
coarseness and viciousness " of such
places. Thin board partitions sepa.
rate decency from vice, honesty and
frugality from prostitution and
drunkenness. And for these pens,
below penitentiary in vileness, the
landlords receive THIRTY.PIvE PER
CENT. rent on the valuation! No
ventilation, no light, no air, no
water, no repairs, no improvements.
The landlord provides nothing but
the ground and the roof, and the
opportunities to contract disease.
The tenant ornaments, repairs, pays
the doctor and dies at his own ex-
pense." Low rooms, rickety floors,
in winter half-frozen tenants, in
summer half.smothered with foul
air. There is no privacy, no health,
mo comfort: nothing but misery,
sickness and immortality. Capital
grinds the poor between the mill
stones of reduced wages, enormous
rents and vile shelter, and in that
state of half-beggary robs labor by
low wages, by high rents, of money,
health and virtue.
"The method of roofing out these
evils is plain. We must have a law
which will forbid the erection and
maintenance of any dwelling house
unfit for human occupation. Those
that now exist must be destroyed
or turned to other purposes.
"The workman may be trusted
henceforward to look after his wages.
If he is to be starved and overwork-
ed he has made it clear in the dis
orders of the last decade that these
sufferlngs shall work no benefit to
others. Strikes for the most part
are illogical and useless, but this
much can be said for them: If a
man is to starve in any case, why
not starve leisurely in the open air
rather than in the factory or the
COdi'miuCS DuC Wc uooU laws, ucW
laws, prudently framed and firmly
enforced, to meet the tenement.
house evil.
"Oh! for strong public senti-
ment to make the unjust landlord
and the unjust employer as detested
creatures as the professional gam
bier. They are the oppressors of
the helpless poor, whose wrongs cry
to Heaven for vengeance; but while
Heaven is perhaps preparing the
bolts of their destruction the world
has nothing for them but honors and
renewed honors.n
The reverend writer makes another
startling disclosure, these oppres-
sors of the poor are christians, some
of them of his own church, respect
ed in the community Nothing
strange in that. The same is found
to be the case everywhere 1t is the
church going and communion-receiv-
ing christian who sends the con.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Queen Victoria received a present
of G75, 900 from the women of Eng.
land. Let her give it to the poor of
her kingdom. For her own income
is million OF more.
The Supreme Court of Missouri
has refused to reverse the decision of
the st. Louis court, condemning
Maxwell, the murderer of PrelIer, to
be hanged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
An the bonds redeemable at {

ALI the bonds redeemable at the
pleasure of the Government have
been called, and every thirty days,
more than s10,000,000 are added to
the surplus. Before Congress
meets in December 5000, 900 will
be taken from the ordinary channels
of commerce and stored, with other
vast accumulations, in the vaults of
the Treasury. If then Congress
should delay action this sum might
grow to 100000, 900 before relief
could be afforded. This would but
our industrial machinery under a
strain it would be difficult to resist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
Saved His Life

Mr.. D. 1. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, says he was, for many years, badly
afflicted with Phthisic, also Diabetes I;
the pains were almost uncomfortable and
would sometimes almost throw him into
commissions. He tried Electric Bitters
and got relief from first bottle, and after
taking six bottles, was entirely cured
and had gained in flesh eighteen pounds.
Says he positively believes he would
have died, had it not been for the relief
afforded by Electric Bitters. Sold at so
cents bottle by E. C. Williams, Jr., &
BRO
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

The ancients erected of wood the
monuments to celebrate their victor.
les in civil wars, while their monu.
ments to commemorate victories
over hostile nations were of stone or
enduring metals. They intended
that the menentoes Of civil war
should perish with the wars they
celebrated, while their victories over
other people should stand for all
time. They were wiser than
the demagogues of to-day, who seem
to have no higher ambition than to
keep in perpetual glow the embers
of fraternal strife.-IImes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

While England is tranquil, great
anxiety is felt for her future by
some of her statesmen. There are
signs of coming trouble, and many
believe the Prince of Wales will
never sit on the throne of his ances-
tors. The time will come when
political progress will lift the Eng.
lish government out of the slough in
which it is running.-Er.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
OAKLAND. June 22.-Tbe Chica

OAKLAND, June 22.-The Chicago
express and mail, going East over
the B. & o., due here at 10:40 a. M,
was wrecked at Snowy Creek curve,
near Terra Alta, W. Va, about
miles west of this place, this morn.
ing. An unknown tramp, who was
riding between the tender and the
mail.car, was killed. He was i'm.
paled on the bumper of the mail-car,
and with it was raised to height
of ten feet, where his body hung
suspended until taken down. A
number of people were injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
Benews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth of which is vouched for
by the residents of the town: am 70
years old, have been troubled with kid
ney complaint and lameness for many
years could not dress myself without
help. Now am free from all pain and
soreness, and am able to do all my own
homework. owe my thanks to Elec-
trio Bitters for having renewed my youth,
and removed completely all disease and
pain" Try bottle, only SOC. at E. C.
williams, Jr., & Bro. s Drug Store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

1t is reported that there is proba
bility of considerable depression in
the price of real estate in Jefferson
county, on account of the citizens OF
that county obtaining Federal ap.
polntments and leaving the county.
The few who are left are preparing to
capture the State offices next year.
Wetsel Volunteer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
H0N0RING ROYALTY.

This was great week in England,
and in all the British Dominions,-
the Queens Jubilee celebrations
having taken place with great pomp
and splendor, and Royalty received
honors from royalty, nobility from
nobility, from the highest to the
lowest degrees. The long years of
Queen Victoria's reign are worthy
of commemoration, and the friendly
greetings extended and tokens of
esteem presented, are due as
matter Of courtesy and respect. In
humber spheres of life, we like to
honor an official who has performed
long years of faithful duty, or mani.
fest our love and respect for aged
father and mother whose gray hairs
have come on with the years OF
their welded life, so full of joy and
sorrow, and kind devotion to them.
selves and their children. In Queen
Victoria's reign we recognize further
powerful nation and a historic era
in the worlds progress. That's a
reasonable, just and liberal view of
the great occasion.
There is another view, taken by
the worshippers of royalty, so ex.
IRENE that it turns evil into good
and vice into virtue. When people
are dead,-poor or rich, high or low,
charity covers every weakness
and error in their lives, and the good
alone is remembered. Not so in
life; for the reason that overlooking
evil or making light of it, is an in.
ducement for its commission.
If vice and evil of all kind in the
great are overlooked for the sake of
greatness, why should they be
noticed or condemned in the poor
and lowly; are not the examples of
those in high places thousand
times more influencing than the
doings of the common people; if so
for good, how much more so for evil 7
The purest and grandest virtue in
Gods creation succumbs to seductive
greatness, while the lowly falls a
victim to the low. In the scales of
divine justice virtue is virtue
though found in an outcast, and vice
is vice though tinted by Tyrean dye
or shaded by the deep purple of the
church or the throne.
Cardinal Manning and other
divines hold up the royal family of
England as models for domestic life,
and praise the Prince of Wales as a
worthy ruler for the English people,
this same Prince of Wales, touch
of whose garments stains virginity
as indelibly as human blood upon
the murderer's hands, and whose
"hush money" finds it's way where.
ever his footsteps lead him. Unlike
his famous ancestor in the same
royal pastime, he foots the bills of
his priceless traffic instead of chop.
ping off the heads of his victims.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
Jacob Jones. for several wears. q

Jacob Jones. for several years, an
employee in Mr.. P. 0. Nicklas carpet
store, died at the residence of his faith
er on High Street Saturday evening.
He was boy generally liked by all
who knew him, and much esteemed
by his employer. The funeral took
place from the house Sunday after
noon. The sermon was preached by
Rev. Jno. S. Edwards, and the re-
mains inferred in Green Hill ceme-
tery.--Gdzette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Institute Proceedings will appear next
week ;also Rhil monument address, More
news this week than we have space and
type, owing to the Financial Statement
published. The Berkeley Female Acade-
my Commencement took place this week,
and was highly creditable to the pupils
and teachers, so with st. Joseph's both
of which are crowded out.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

MAsoNIC.-At a regular commune
cation of Excelsior Lodge No. 81 A.
F. & AM, held in the hall, at Bunker
Hill, June 4th, 1887, the officers of the
past year were elected for the ensuing
masonic year, to-wit: w. NJ, Jno.
NJ. Stewart; S. W., Robt. N. Stewart ;
J. w., Thos. Barrett; Secretary, Chas.
Stuckey; Treasurer, Jacob FL. Rinker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Joseph Fiscus had valuable
horse injured one day last week by an
accident. It was hitched to shovel
pillow and ran off. The point of the
pillow shovel struck the horse on the
hind leg below the hook and cut the
tendon. 1t is supposed the animal
will be permanently lamed.-States-
man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

There is room for study in the
whisper, that the Democratic leaders
are getting shut of the lesser lights
to make room for bigger fish. The
fine italian hand of the I" boss
organizer" may be in it,--an gill
wind,n &c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Will Thompson showed US
several new potatoes dug in his gar
den, that are as large as teacup.
They are of the Empire State variety,
and he has been using new potatoes
for over a week. They can hardly be
beaten.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

G. W. Caldwell, of Brooke county,
WA, was killed by the Pittsburg
express on the Pan Handle Road,
while examining the locality of the
McWha double murder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Summers Hunter was married
to Miss Annie Harrison, by Rev.
R. l.. Mason, in Trinity Episcopal
Church, Shepherdstown, Thursday
evening.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
SATURDAY, JUNE 2sth, 1887.

THE HERALD has the largest bona
fide circulation Of amy paper published
ia the eastern end Of this State, and n
town circulation equal to that Of the
other two papers combined. Printed
lists always open to the public.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mrs. Mckinney, residing on Burke
street, died from the effects of can.
Ger in the breast Tuesday night, at II
O'Clock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Eight lives we're lost by the SINK.
ing of the steam barge 2. ii. Walte''
off Black River, o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

A young son Of Mr.. James Youtz
was severely scalded Monday evening,
with hot coffee, that was accidentally
upset upon him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

and abroad, are fighting to keep the
coercion wolf from the door and the
death-grip offamine from the hearth.
English statistics give the following
account of Irish suffering and OPP
preston during the present Queens
reign
Died of famine. ...............1 i, 500, 900
Evicted ....................... 3, 66S, 900
Expatriated.. 200, 900
Emigrants who died of ship
Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
Imprisoned under coercion
acts, over..................... 5000
Butchered in suppresslng
public meetings........... 300
Coercion acts. So
Executed for resisting ty.
ranny ...................... 20
Died in English dungeons. 81
Newspapers suppressed. IL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

There will be special term of the
Circuit Court commencing June Both,
for the consideration of chancery cases.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
A Remarkable Cure.

Sold by all druggists and dealers in
nvS7
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
PREVENTS CONSUMPTION.

Price 25c, soc. Il 81 per bottle
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25
A Mining Excitement.

Within the past few days reports OF
exceedingly rich mineral discoveries
In Idaho have reached prominent
mining men in this city. and as a re-
suit several Of them have quietly
slipped out Of town to chase the
nimble goddess. The first 10 go was
Mr.. Geo. ". Irwin, who received a
dispatch to this effect: Come AT
once-bigger than Leadvlle." 1t is
also understood that a confidential
man In the service Of Nj. w. A. Clark
has mysteriously disappeared in the
direction Of Idaho. IL Is also known
that Superintendent Hall. of the
Alice, is in our sister territory, but
whether he, too, has gone to the new
district is not known. The mines are
said TO he silver-lead aud to be very
rich and extensive. Mr.. Irwin ex.
poets 10 be back In IA week and stated
before his departure that the object OF
his expedition is pleasure rather than
business. Thus he prepared bis
friends for an unfavorable report OF
the lew mines should they amount Il
nOthing.-Iuter.M Mountain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

A party Of ladies and gentlemen,
consisting Of Abram Hall, Fred
Kreidler and wife, Mrs. s. f. Gale
and G. q. Kreidler, visited Iron Bluff
near Milton yesterday and secured
some very fine as well as rare speci'
mems OF shells, fossils and petrified
wood covered with crystals. Among
the rarcst Of the fossils were specimens
Of the Faculties, which showed the
fiexures In the partitions very plainly,
this species having but one fiexure or
pocket. Some rare specimens OF am
monites were secured. The partitions
Tor septa) within the shells were
plainly visible. They are SO bent back
In folds at their junction with the
shell that the deep plated pockets are
observable. The fleshy mouth of the
animal has descended into these pook-
cts, aud this aids the animal TO hold
firmly to the shell. A number Of bel
emnite fossils were secured, too.
These are o heavy, thick fossil, having
a conical cavity at the upper end.
These were more or less broken, but
showed the form we'll. This animal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

Seeilg Captain Harmon on the
street yesterday recalled the fact that
We had had him listed among wesl
bound passengers yesterday, and as
the captain denied any intention of
going west. or In fact disclaimed pres
eDce at The the depot at train time, it
set the reporter TO INVESTIGATING. A
gentleman We took for the Captain
certainly got on the train but was not
addressed by the reporter. After dill
gent inquiry We discover that II COM
mercial traveller was in the city that
day who IL, we might say, the Cap
tain's double, and he il was who went
west. This Is not the first time he has
been taken for the Captain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

resembles the modern sepia. which Ia
similar to the ceptalopods. Among
the shells was one very fine large one,
which measures fully five inches In
length aud four In diameter. Some ver-
tebrates remembling the ve~rtebrated-
tailed ganoids We're picked up; they
were Of the same family hat do not
have the tailed, but represent the las.
Mr.. Hall has o a fine collection Of
fossils, shells, petrifed wood. and
many curiosities well worth look
Ing at. He reports the specimens as
being in great quantities, and very
easy of access.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

On the ocean, cares little about a ,torm. He is
positively Indifferent whether he is washed over.
board or not. But, set right by a wineglassful or
two Of HOstet,er's Stomach Bl,ters. he feels renew
ed interest in his personal safety This fine cor
receive neutralizes in brackish water-often com
~pulsCrily drA' k on shipboard, to the ~srievous de,ri.
mtnt Of health the pernieious impurities which
give rise 10 the disorders Of the stomach, liver and
bowels. Toeh mariner, the tourist, the western
pioneer and miner, the Bitters is invaluable as a
means OF protection against malaria. when IL;
seeds are latent in air and water. To the effects Of
overwoIk, mental or manual, Il is a most reliable
antidote, and to the dbbilitated and nervous, il
affords great ana speedily felt relief and vigor.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

The following taken from a shanty
in Dakota is a lair sample Of the class
of persons who go back east and re.
port on the country: Fore miles
from IA nabur; sixteen mile from a
p~ostoffis; twenty-five miles from rale-
road; a hundred and atey frum tim.
Der, haf a mile frum water: God bles
our home. We're gone east to git a
fresh start.n
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25
Proposals for Building n pier.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF
CUSTER COUNTY. NJ. T., May "a, 1887.
Sealed proposals are invited for the
construction Of II triangular pier. di
mansions II feet each way and built Of
l2.foot logs. Pier to be filled with
rock and otherwise strengthened as
may be o fully understood by ex-
aiming the plans and specifications
o open for inspection at the county
clerks Office. Pier TO be built in the
Little Missouri river a stated distance
above the bridge now in course of con.
struction across that stream near
Stoneville. NJ. #. Bids will be receiv
ed up Till noon, Monday, June 8, 1887,
and should be sealed and directed TO
the county clerk. Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. By
order of the board. l.. c. DEAR,
County Clerk and Clerk Of the Board
of Commissioners.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

1t Is pleasant to detail that the
roundup is progressing with rapidity
and unlocked for success. In every
instance the number of calves has ex-
ceeded even the most sanguine expec-
tation and stock growers who, last
March, would have been glad to turn
over the remnants OF their herds to
satisfy debtors-and found no takers
are jubilant over their unlocked for
good fortune in staying with the
herds.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25
A Lucky Mans Gratitude Expressed.
WRIeHTsvILLE, Pa, April

WRIGHTsvILLE, Pa, April D.
Editor of the Pilot, Boston, Mass
Thirty-five years ago the Pennsylva.
mia canal hoatmeD would boat all sum
mel on the canal and steamboat on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the
winter. 1 never u ought then, when
l hoated between Pittshurg and New
Orleans, that l should draw on March
18th from the Louisiana State Lottery
$4,000. God is good, | thank Him
for the great favor. ! also thank the
officers of tue Louisiana State Lot
terry for sending me the lucky ticket
No. 66, SOL. 1t only took five days
from the day | sent my ticket until |
got the money. Yours, with very
great respect, THOMAS FALvEY.
Boston Mass Pilot, April IL.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

The base ball grounds laid out yester-
day in the park under direction OF
Messrs. Butler and Savage are excel
lent for practice grounds, combining
as they do the elements of adaptability
and convenience, especially the latter.
The boys want ball players to Assem-.
bic there every evening after supper
and spend an hour or two wrestling
with the k~notty,points Of the national
game,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

William Green, better known as
BILLY" one Of the original old.timers
and a "'77" boy, departed this morn.
ing for Helena, where he has secured
employment in a popular saloon.
Billy has been at Miles continuously
during ten years, eve having been
further west on the cars than Keogh,
and his many friends hope that the
change of climate and long journey on
the iron horse will not be deleterious
to his health. They also wish him
good luck.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

The idea of laying out a practise ball
field In the Park isl good one. The
regular grounds are too far away for
the successful gathering together of a
representative number of players these
warm days, and hereafter they will
meet a. the Park grounds and play
two or three hours each evening.
Manager Butler and w. E. Savage are
the most active workers in the organ.
ization and will not be satisfied until
a good team il built up at Miles City.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

The Murphy cst,le company will
spay 5000 head Of calves this season.
This practise will also he carried out
by other large canpanie. of this sec.
ton this season in view of keeping the
number in herds TO a limit In years to
come. Overstocking the range is
what cattle men should guard against
and the idea Of spaying is a sensible
ne.-Bufialo Sentinel.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25
Yesterday before United States Com.

Yesterday before United States Com.
missioner Merrill the preliminary cx-
animation OF Philemon Newell,
charged with stealing a horse on
the Crow reservation, was held.
Newell was held over to await the
action of the next grand jury and bail
fixed at $500, which was not given.
The arres. was made by Stock Inspec.
tor Hugh +. Campbell. Of the Grow
agency. and Major A. c. Smith from
the agency was q witness In the case.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

ment that the locations should not be
made public as II Is but doubtful en-
enlargement for such action to virtu-
ally quarantine the ranch after cases
have been disposed Of. By this means
he hopes TO influence to report
to him the existence Of disease in their
herds without ~subjecting them to the
annoyance of publicity.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-25

The law firm Of Strevell d Garlock
will be represented at Billings to-day,
both members Of the firm leaving for
there this morning, where they will
conduct the case for Custer county
in a suit brought 10y G. b. Lebcher ct
al, against this county on suit Tor set
Element Of an old claim OF the co%unty's
flush and reckless days.